Baby Feeding

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Desperate plea for advice - baby is completely off milk

Please no judgement comments etc, I’ve gone through our GP, health visitor and my last resort will be 111 / hospital. My baby is completely well in himself from what I can tell and GP exams, but he is completely off his feeds. I am struggling to achieve 24-32 ounces, we’re lucky to hit 21. The only advice I get i...

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How many oz does your baby have?

My little girl will be 10 weeks on Wednesday and has been on 4oz maybe since 4 weeks it feels like forever ago now! Anyway she was spacing out her bottles say every 3-4hours however the past week shes been having them every 2 hours which is obviously fine but im just wondering if i should up her to 5? I know there i...

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How much milk

How much milk / how many bottles is your baby on? My LG is about to be 11m and my MIL makes me feel like I’m doing wrong with how much milk and food she’s getting. She’s never been a big eater at all, it’s always been a struggle with her. She was on 4 bottles of 6oz (doesn’t always finish), but recently dropped dow...

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BF fed baby projectile after trying formula

My baby is 7 weeks and exclusively breastfed/bottle fed with expressed milk. He had a small amount of formula in the beginning before my milk came in and seemed fine. Tried him on formula again last week and he projectile vomited a few hours later. Tried again tonight and he did the same thing. Tried two different...

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Formula feeding?

So my 12 week old has anywhere between 90mls to 150 mls like every 3 to 4 hours is anyone else like that never has the same amount everytime besides a couple of occasions?? (I just want a bit of reassurane)

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Introducing Supplementary formula?

Hello! My little one is 5 1/2 months and I have been exclusively breastfeeding. I am wanting to introduce a bottle so I can give him to my partner or mum for a few hours here and there. I was hoping to pump as I did this with my eldest however this time with two small children pumping just isn't working for me. ...

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Expressed milk bottle at night

If you’re giving a bottle of expressed milk to your breastfed baby at night before bed, how much ml do you give?

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Reduced feeds

Hello my newborn is 8weeks and he has reduced the rate he feeds. He does not seem interested in feeding. I do combo feeding, breast and bottle. He seems to enjoy breastfeeding than bottle feeding but I am worried that he may not be getting enough from the breast cos I have low milk supply which is why I supplement ...

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Cleaning and Sterilising

How are you all keeping on top of cleaning toys and teethers? Some say that they can’t be subject to heat or sterilization - wondering how I can clean them properly without this?

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How much formula are your babies drinking a day?

I have no idea whether I should be trying to cut down my babies formula intake at this stage. She currently has around 100-150 mls per bottle, 4-5 times a day (unfortunately 2 of which are in the night!) What are yours on? Should I cut down? And do we need to introduce vitamins once they've cut down?

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Sterilising

I’m packing a couple of bottles and dummies in my hospital bag. I was going to sterilise them but im wondering if I’ll be able to sterilise them at the hospital?

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Formula amounts

Hi all, I track my baby's feeds via the Huckleberry app. When I make up 120ml of water with 4 scoops of formula, it ends up being 130ml worth in the bottle. If my baby drinks all of this, would you track it as 130ml as opposed to 120ml?

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Going from 1 to 2 babies

Anyone that has had 2 babies how did you find the transition?

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How long to finish a bottle?

Starting to transition to formula after EBF. How long does it normally take your LO to finish a bottle? It took mine about 20mins just to drink 2oz and she didn’t finish the rest.

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Bottles for over one

Hi guys, My little one has turned one a few weeks back and would like to change his milk bottle from the small Tommee Tippee to something more age appropriate in regards to his development. Any suggestions please as the options are endless. He currently drinks his water using the Munchkin click lock sippy which ...

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Formula

What types of formula is everyone using and what are your thoughts on them?

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